Bilingual Education Program
The Transitional Bilingual Education model uses ESL as an essential component of daily instruction beginning on the first day of school. In the this model, the student’s first language is used to provide instruction in CPS’ core curriculum to ensure students continue to learn at grade level while developing their English skills. The amount of instruction in the native language and in English varies according to each student’s progress. The goal of the program is to help the student develop academic skills in English within three years.
In the Transitional Program of Instruction model, students receive English instruction from an ESL -approved teacher. Daily ESL classes are usually part of a pull-out program, meaning that students from different language groups may participate in the same ESL class, according to their age and language level.